Be glad you’re not paying these fines

The biggest fine is against James Del White of J.D. White Construction in Victoria. Total fine: $260,000.

Ouch!

TRCC says the builder’s violations include a failure to pay consumer judgments, the misappropriation of or misapplication of trust funds, failure to timely renew as a builder and a repeated failure to respond to a homeowner’s complaint.

TRCC also fined Gaston Premier Homes, Ltd. agent William Gaston of Austin more than $42,000 for failing to pay a consumer judgment and failing to timely renew as a builder.

Jaime Lozano of Lozano Construction in Edinburg was fined $40,000 for failing to provide a 45-day follow-up report related to a state inspection of a customers home and to respond to a complaint filed with the commission. The company failed to register a home and didn’t pay a home registration fee, a state inspection process fee or late fees.